Daily ChallengeFriday Apr. 13, 2012

Once today, use less sugar, sweetener, milk, or cream - or none at all - in your coffee or tea.

How to do it

Once today, go for one less teaspoon or packet of sugar or artificial sweetener, or cut back on the milk or cream. If you don't use sugar, artificial sweetener, or milk/cream in your morning brew, then you're already there and can click Done!

Why it matters

Habits are hard to break, especially when they are part of our coffee or tea routine. But cutting your intake of sugar, artificial sweetener, and milk or cream by just a little bit can improve your health. Extra sugar and milk (or cream) can lead to weight gain and high triglyceride levels, which can increase your risk of heart disease. Artificial sweeteners may also set the stage for problems, because research shows that they may actually motivate you to eat more.

Fun fact

Film stuntmen use plate glass windows made of sugar, also known as sugar glass or candy glass.

I drink a LOT of tea and coffee sadly, I have to look at my caffeine intake soon really, it can not be good for my body and mind!! I use tea and coffee as both a comforting drink/time out and also as a motivator, a pick-me-up or brain stimulation for work/study. I do not have sugar etc in coffee, only milk, but I do have sugar or sweeteners in tea. The amount of teaspoons I have of sugar have slowly
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I HAVE FOUND THAT DOLLAR GENERAL HAS A FAT FREE DRY CREAMER THAT I USE NOW INSTEAD OF REGULAR POWDERED CREAMER, AND I NEVER USE SUGAR TO SWEETEN...JUST MORE NO FAT CREAMER!! I ALSO AM OFF OF SUGAR IN CEREAL AND USE FRESH OR FROZEN FRUIT IN IT!!

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